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2. Fluorescent-lamp formats - Wikipedia

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   In the 1970s, Thorn Lighting introduced an energy-saving 8 ft retrofit tube in Europe. Designed to run on the existing 125 W (240 V) series ballast but with a different gas fill and operating voltage, the tube operated at only 100 W. Increased efficiency meant that the tube produced only 9% lumen reduction for a 20% power reduction. [ 7 ]

3. Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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   Fluorescent lighting systems spread rapidly during World War II as wartime manufacturing intensified lighting demand. By 1951 more light was produced in the United States by fluorescent lamps than by incandescent lamps. [24] In the first years zinc orthosilicate with varying content of beryllium was used as greenish phosphor. Small additions of ...

4. Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia

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   Philips Lighting ceased research on compact fluorescent in 2008 and began devoting the bulk of its research and development budget to solid-state lighting such as LED lighting. [17] The rise of LED lighting, however, significantly affected CFL sales and production. As a result of decreasing cost and better features, customers increasingly ...

5. Aquarium lighting - Wikipedia

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   Compact fluorescent lighting with a compatible screw-in base is frequently used as a direct replacement for incandescent bulbs. [2] Freshwater planted aquariums require more specialized light sources. High-intensity compact fluorescent bulbs, high output fluorescent bulbs or metal halide lamps are often used over such aquariums to encourage ...

6. Foot-lambert - Wikipedia

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   A foot-lambert or footlambert (fL, sometimes fl or ft-L) is a unit of luminance in United States customary units and some other unit systems. A foot-lambert equals 1/π or 0.3183 candela per square foot , or 3.426 candela per square meter (the corresponding SI unit ).

7. LED lamp - Wikipedia

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   A 230-volt LED filament lamp, with an E27 base. The filaments are visible as the eight yellow vertical lines. An assortment of LED lamps commercially available in 2010: floodlight fixtures (left), reading light (center), household lamps (center right and bottom), and low-power accent light (right) applications An 80W Chips on board (COB) LED module from an industrial light luminaire, thermally ...